Description: Franklin Delano Roosevelt came into office when the country, from the heartlands to the big cities, was in the grips of the Great Depression. He promised change and his New Deal brought the relief so desperately-needed. In the following decade, America and the president faced World War II. With his legendary Fireside Chats, FDR informed the people, soothed their fears, and inspired American to get behind the fight for freedom. This extraordinary book is the record of Rossevelt's courage and spirit, as heard through his words: more than 1,000 "unrehearsed" press conferences, hundreds of Fireside Chats, four inaugural addresses, fourteen annual messages to Congress, and countless other speeches and statements. They are, in the end, why Roosevelt's words and their wisdom had such a profound and permanent effect on America.

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